The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-21
In the House.

In the House to day Mr., MoYe moved 10
reconsider the Senate amendment to the
bill amending the charter of Tennille. The
motion prevailed and the bill was tabled.
The bill to amend the charter of Warren
ton was taken up and passed.
The bill to appropriate certain money IN
the county treasury of Dodge county TO
county bridges was passed.
THE WESTERN AND ATLANTIC.
Mr.. Harrison, of Quitman, moved to dis
{ place the special order of the day, which
was the resolution providing for the sale on
lease of the Wes..ts, and Atlantic railroad,
and discussion TO 10Y upon the question
of fixing day for co sidering this measure
as a special order
Mr. Watts suggested making the bill the
special order for THU sday of next week.
Mr. Harrison wanted Thursday of this
week set for the consideration of the bill.
Mr. McLendon spoke against displaclng
the special order He wanted the question
settled He did not think either of the days
set were preferable to the present day.
Mr. Huff hoped that there would be
postponement He would like to know
what report the special committee, of which
Mr. Watts was chairman, would make and
whether he proposed to separate certain
property located in Chattanooga from the
other property of the Western and Atlantic
railroad.
NO PyPORT AGREED UPON.
Mr.. Watts said that no report had been
agreed upon. He thought that at least one
half of the property in Chattanooga should
be Sold and also as much of the property of
the Western and Atlantic Railroad located
in this State as would not interfere with the
operation of the property. Mr.. Watts
wanted the resolution so arranged that bid
ders could tell what property was for sale,
He thought that the House should know
what it had for sale, or lease, before they
should proceed to take action on the resolu
ton. He thought that the special report
would be ready for Wednesday or Thursday.
The special order YVES vacated, and the con-
sideration of it was made the special order
for Wednesday of next week.
A resolution for the relief of the Imperial
Fire Insurance Company was lost.
A resolution to recommend amending the
financial policy of the United States gov
eminent, was tabled.
The House then convened in committee of
the whole, with Mr. Stewart, of Rockdale
in the chair, Tor the purpose of considering
the bill of Mr. Cslvin, of Richmond, to es-
tablish a bureau on labor statistics in this
State.
DECREASING THE APPROPRIATION.
Mr.. Calvin moved to strike out the fignres
81 600 ard substitute $500 for the mainte-
nance of the bureau, the amount so named
TO be an annual allowan~ The amendment
was adopted.
Mr.. Smith, of Gwir .ett moved to fur
ther amend the bill by adding another sec
ton, providing that the provisions of the
bill shall not go into effect until the Agri
cultural Departm is dissolved, and the
effects sold for 81 -, "a
The Speaker decided that the amendment
was not gCrmaue TO the subject
Mr.. Brady, of Sumter, moved to strike
out the words Bureau of Labor Statistics"
and make it read Agricultural Bureau so
as to turn over the Agricultural Bureau to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
amendment was adopted.
At the afternoon session, without debate,
the bill as amended was lost by a vote of 70
yeas to IS nays.
The bill by Mr.. Simmons to amend section
1911 OF the Code, as to who may sue for
homicides committed, passed by substitute
On motion of Mr. Glenn the order OF bust
ness was changed so as to take up bills of
purely local character, reading them for the
third time, and placing them on their pas
sage.
The bill to amend the act amending the
act of Feb. II, 1876, fixing the license for
selling liquor in Emanuel county, passed.
The bill to incorporate the LaGrange
street railroad passed
The bill preventing hunting and fishing
on the lan1s Of another, in Washington
county. passed.
The bill TO prohibit the sale of liquors in
four miles of ut. Zion Ccolored) Methodist
church. in Meriwether county, passed
The bill ts authorize the City Council of
Fort Gaines to issue bonds to purchase a
bridge, passed.
The bill to provide for the protection of
fish in the Hiawassa river passed.
The bill TO amend the act Incorporating
the bank of Townsville passed.
The bill to amend the charter of the town
of Fort Valley passed.
The bill to abolish the County Court of
Glynn passed.
The bill TO amend the charter of the town
of Dalton passed.
The bill to amend the charter of the Com
mercial Bank of Augusta passed.
The House than al iourned